SAN ANTONIO AREA - The Center for Community and Business Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Economic Development has released its 2014 economic impact report of the Eagle Ford Shale.

Overall, the 21-county area studied in the report is expected to increase regional economic output by 61 percent by 2023.

Economic Output by County

County

2013*

2023*

Nueces

$11,830,469,550

$24,313,461,300

Karnes

$10,964,709,282

$16,752,660,184

La Salle

$9,001,341,991

$13,574,778,927

Dimmit

$8,552,982,031

$12,341,837,612

McMullen

$8,276,163,149

$12,518,235,902

Gonzales

$7,463,132,427

$11,369,005,382

Live Oak

$6,954,129,494

$8,646,546,519

Webb

$5,008,394,112

$7,051,104,091

DeWitt

$4,947,708,860

$7,288,946,345

Atascosa

$3,309,321,673

$5,888,831,097

Bexar

$3,238,996,650

$4,400,871,930

Lavaca

$1,607,274,019

$2,661,190,775

Wilson

$1,444,745,649

$2,109,895,697

Total 21-county area**

$85,362,339,892

$135,024,683,617

*Includes direct, indirect, and induced impacts.
**The summation of the individual counties impacts is smaller than when the impacts are taken for the group as a whole.Bolded counties are in the San Antonio Area.

Counties counted in the San Antonio Area that fall below $1 billion in the full report include